Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in OECD members
OECD members: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 48.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in OECD members, 1980–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in OECD members is 48.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in OECD members peaked at 58.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2020.
OECD members ranks 3rd of 20 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 56.3% | — |
| 1983 | 57.2% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 58.3% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 57.8% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 56.9% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 57.8% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 53.9% | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 56.5% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 55.2% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 54.3% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 54.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 53.5% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 53.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 46.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.7% | 56.3% | 58.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 54.0% | 52.9% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 47.8% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 46.9% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 45.1% | 48.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in OECD members?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in OECD members was 48.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- OECD members ranks 3rd out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.